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Merlin .... the Severe Macaw better know as the infamous Mischief Merlin..... |
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| Well here I am in my very first picture ever taken of me. Of course I am the alert little fella on the left. And the other little guy is my clutch mate the cry baby. Me .... I don't cry much. Everything amuses me and I am way too busy getting into stuff to waste time whining . |
| This is my first picture on the day I met my new Mom. I was busy showing off my wing colors. I thought she would prefer a bold macaw and I was right. She did choose me!!!! |
| Our nursery at the breeders was very pretty. Here I am again showing Sheri my very beautiful wing colors. |
| And here I am with Jamie just flapping and showing off again. Jamie seems like a nice enough guy. I think he is going to pick me too. |
| I know they can't take me home today cause I have another month or so to go before I'm weaned and fledged but since they are taking lots of pictures I am sure that they will come back for me when I'm ready for my new home. |
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| Here I am with my play group at the breeders. Gotta check out what this colorful toy is but I'll pause for a minute to be nice and alert for my picture. |
| Now it's time to check out the stuff in this bowl. We still get our formula but we are learning all about fresh fruits and veggies and even pellets. Corn on the cobb is one of my favorites. |
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| Well I was right and they did come back for me on October 26th,1998. I was just about 5 months old and I had no intention of weaning anytime soon so Sheri and Jamie had to learn how to syringe feed me formula which I would demand till I was 8 months old. |
| I was surprised to find that they had other birdies here when I got home. There was BJ a Blue crown conure, Mozart a Yellow Nape Amazon and Perry the little parakeet. I had a huge cage - the big one on the right was mine. I also had a swing and lots of new toys to play with. |
| But wouldn't ya know I'd rather be doing puzzles. That's what Sheri likes to do. It looks like fun but I think I might just chew up the pieces. |
| I decided my new pals could help me out. I have already taught them how to get off the playground and up on the sofa. Hey BJ look for a nice colorful piece. If we can't find where it goes we can just chew it up. |
| Soon after I got here it was time for Chrismas. Mom put a tree up and I tried to climb it. She didn't like that too much. We all got stockings with our names on them. I don't know why but she hung them on the fireplace where I can't reach them. |
| This is our playground that Mom and Jamie built. It's fun to hang out with the other parrots here. I am a nice guy and very loving but BJ doesn't think so at all. I want to give her kisses and she does not want them. So I grab her by the neck and hold her still with my big feet and give her lots and lots of kisses. I am not hurting her but it's the only way I can get my kisses to her. Mom says I shouldn't do that. But I don't really care. I have lots of kisses to give away. And I want BJ to have them. |
| Now it's Christmas Eve and Mom wants to get a picture of me with Santa. I'm too smart for that though. I know it's just Jamie in a red suit and hat. I think I can pull on this white fluffy stuff that's hanging from his face. |
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| More Merlin...... as he grows |
| Merlins's 2nd birthday.... |